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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
1660965 UGX ($454 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is now different in that I constructed a good house for my family hence we now sleep well unlike before I used to sleep in one one roofed grass thatched house with my children that would even lick when it rains but thanks to GD for the financial support that I'm now sleeping in an iron roofed house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GD has done well to support the poor with unconditional cash transfers hence improving house livelihood, and there is nothing bad it has done.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfers to buys nails at UGX 90,000, bricks at UGX 700,000, a door at UGX 170,000, cement and construction labor at UGX 320,000. I plan to use the remaining UGX 418,000 to pay school fees for my children and food for my family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
1754517 UGX ($464 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am a happy person, different from how life had been miserable.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my cash transfer, it came with a lot of joy to our family.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
When I received my first cash transfer worth 1,700,000ugx, l have bought a mattress and a curtain at 135,000ugx, I bought 18 iron sheets worth 693,000ugx for building our permenent house. I have also paid 30,000ugx for making bricks towards our house's construction . The balance of 842,000ugx, I have agreed with my spouse to top 700,000ugx on what we already have for paying bride price then 142,000ugx, I want to use for buying clothes for the children and feeding the family.
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access_time 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means, I will construct an iron roofed house
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoons when I am done with the work and I am not busy
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of enough money to sustain my family and to continuously generate income for agricultural production
